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co-parent en · NOUN

Etymology

* co- + parent

Meanings

1. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as
   • teacher's roles need to be as co-parents 2006, Richard S. Kitchen, Sylvia Celedon-pattichis, Julie Depree, Jonathan Brinkerhoff, Mathematics education at highly effective schools that serve the poor, page 144:
2. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as: ▸ A godparent.
3. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as: ▸ A divorced or separated parent who shares custody with the other parent.
   • I used to challenge my parents on every album / Now I'm embarrassed to tell 'em I ended up as a co-parent 2018, “March 14”, in Scorpion, performed by Drake:
4. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as: ▸ A parent in a same-sex couple.
5. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as: ▸ A parent in a platonic friendship with the other parent.

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Relateds

co-father · godparent · co-parent-in-law · co-mother

Translations (2)

fr coparent (person sharing parenting) · pl współrodzic (person sharing parenting)

co-parent en · VERB

Etymology

* co- + parent

Meanings

1. To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.
   • Children who have been co-parented may understand their parents' world and decisions more fully. If you are co-parenting […] you will find here some of your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and hearing others' journeys will reassure you that you are not alone;[…] 2017, Karen L. Kristjanson, Co-Parenting from the Inside Out: Voices of Moms and Dads, Toronto: Dundurn, →ISBN, page 17:

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